as in to list
to specify one after another
ticked off everything she would need to buy while her daughter wrote the items down on a list
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as in to admonish
to criticize (someone) so as to correct a fault
she royally ticked the babysitter off for letting the child play outside unsupervised
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as in to anger
to make angry
it really ticks me off when someone says something like that
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Recent Examples of tick (off)
Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2025
While some people use Black Friday to tick off their holiday shopping lists, others use the season to finally invest in those big-ticket furniture items.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2025
There’s a swagger to his game (ask Erik Gudbranson, who was ticked off at the Wild center rubbing his delay of game penalty in).
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Already, three in 10 advertisers are using Gen AI creative tools to tick off laborious tasks, like automatically adjusting images, copy and layouts for different ad placements in seconds.
—Derya Matras, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
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The lone scoring drive in the first half for the Lions featured 17 plays and nearly 8 minutes ticked off the clock.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2025
While some people use Black Friday to tick off their holiday shopping lists, others use the season to finally invest in those big-ticket furniture items.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2025
There’s a swagger to his game (ask Erik Gudbranson, who was ticked off at the Wild center rubbing his delay of game penalty in).
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Already, three in 10 advertisers are using Gen AI creative tools to tick off laborious tasks, like automatically adjusting images, copy and layouts for different ad placements in seconds.
—Derya Matras, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Tick (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tick%20%28off%29. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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